Knox Community High School

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Knox Community High School
Knox High School Welcome Sign (Indiana).jpg
Location
Knox Community High School
1 Redskin Trail

, ,
46534

Coordinates 41°17′10″N86°37′25″W / 41.28611°N 86.62361°W / 41.28611; -86.62361
Information
Type Public high school
Established1894
School district Knox Community School Corporation
PrincipalGlenn Barnes [1]
Teaching staff38.17 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment524 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio13.73 [2]
Color(s)   
Athletics conference Hoosier North Athletic Conference [3]
MascotIndian
Team nameRedskins
Website Official Website

Knox Community High School is the only high school in Knox, Indiana. Knox is located centrally in Starke County, in the northwest/north central part of the state.

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General information

Knox High School is a public school that houses approximately 830 students in grades 9–12. As of 2016, the school's principal is Mr. Glenn Barnes. [4]

There are 45 full-time faculty members, two administrators, one full-time athletic director, and two guidance counselors. [5] Knox High School has over 100 course offerings. Students are also encouraged to aspire to a Core 40 or Academic Honors Diploma. There are 19 varsity athletic programs and a large arts department, which includes marching band, concert band, jazz band, indoor percussion, a fall play, and a spring musical, along with academic teams such as Spell Bowl, Academic Super Bowl, and the Speech Team.

The mascot is an Indian. The school colors are red, white, and blue. [6]

Knox Community High School has received multiple Bronze Medal ratings in the U.S. News/School Matters Best High Schools survey. [7]

Music

Knox was first named as one of the NAMM Foundation's "Best Communities for Music Education" in 2016, an honor that it has maintained annually. [8]

See also

References

  1. https://hs.knox.k12.in.us/ [ bare URL ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Knox Community High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  3. IHSAA. "IHSAA Athletic Conferences". Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  4. "School Snapshot". Indiana Dept. of Education. Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  5. "Knox Community High School (7833) Teacher Count". IDOE: Compass.
  6. "School Directory" (PDF). Indiana High School Athletic Association. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  7. "Best High Schools Search". U.S. News & World Report . 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  8. "2016 Best Communities for Music Education Districts - NAMM Foundation".